Stationary wash-stand and fixtures



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*ST A*.lIoNANN WASH STAND AND FIXTURE.

Patented Jan. 10.1882'.

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`Njrra STATES `PETER N. BURKE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STATIONARY` WASH-STAND ND FIXTURES. V

SPECIFICATION forming part ofl `Letters Patent No. 252,074, dated January 10, 1882.

Application mea may 24, rsa1. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER NICHOLAS BURKE, of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State ot' New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stationary "Washstands and Fixtures; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description and specification of the saine, reference being had t the accompanying drawings, making part thereof.

My invention relates to stationary washstands, basins, and faucets, such as are s upplied with water from service-pipes, and from which the waste water is discharged through an opening in the bottom ot' the basin; and it consists in certain combinations of parts, specitica-lly set forth in the claims at the end of this schedule.

In order that persons skilled in the art may understand, make, and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it, referring to the drawings, in which- Y i Figure l is a top or plan view. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of Fig. l on line Y Y. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section of my supply-valve.` Fig. 4 is a cross-section of Fig. 3 through outlet-nozzle Q. Fig. 5 is a crosssectonthrough inlet-nozzle R. Figz is a cro sssection through nozzle S. Fig. 7 is a crosssection through inlet-nozzles R andS when placed on the same plane, the valve-openings in the spud O being arranged accordingly. Fig. 8 represents the index-plate. i

A is the supportingslab to which both the basin B and the valve and its connections are attached. The `lngsff fasten the basin B to the supportingslab A. Y

I l are the side supports, which hold up the slab A.

Fis the inletpipe,\vhich conducts water from the valve E to the inclined opening in basin B. This downward incline directs the intlowing water toward the bottom ot' the basin and prevents it from spurting across the basin.v

G is the discharge-opening in the basin, connected with the discharge-pipe x. It is tted with the usual closing-plug. Y

His the overflow-outlet, connected by a pipe to dischargepi pe d is a cup, placed beneath the valve E and its connections to catch any leakage from them and convey it through pipe c to the pipe fr.

E is the supply-valve, fastened beneath slab A, with its stem or key passing up through the slab A, and fitted with a handle,O,to turn the Valve-spud by. Beneath the handle c, andsurrounding the stem or key on the top of slab A, in a recess, is an index'plate, D, to indicate in which directionto turn the valve-spud to supply the basin with the kind of water desired and to shut it oi' entirely.

Q is the outlet-nozzle, to which the supplypipe F is attached.

It and S are inlet-nozzles, connected to two pipes, a and b-one for hot and the other for cold water. In one forrn of valve they are placed at different planes and in the other form they are placed on the same plane. Byeach of these constructions either hot, cold water, or a mixture of both, may be supplied to the lbasin, as may be needed, or the valve closed.

By placing the valve E below the slab I remove all obstructions from the top ot' the slab and basin, and no leakage from the valve and its connections comes upon the slab. This is an important arrangement.

The stem or key of the valve-spud is screwed into the top of the spud as shown, which is closed at its top, hollow in its body, and'open at its bottom, to admit of its being used as an outlet-opening when desirable, in which case the supply-pipe F is attached to the barrel of the valve at its bottom, and the screw-plug P is removed for the purpose and placed in outlet Q, thus closing Q. The spud O is threaded at its top, and rises slightly up and down when turned in a corresponding th read cut in the upper part of the barrel N. The screw-cap M incloses the top of the spud and barrel, between which and the cap packing is placed.

The valve-handle is placed in a pocket or recess below the surface ot' the slab to still further relieve the slab from obstructions, my object being to provide a stationary wash-stand basin and supports clear ot' all projections from its exterior surfaces.

Th ere may be two valves used instead of one, and two inlet-openings into the basin beneath `the slab, and they may be placed in a horizontal or any other position, and the handles may be placed in the vertical supports in pockets or otherwise. I do not confine myself to the precise arrangement shown, as many variations may be made.

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The operation of my device is as follows: When either hot, cold, or warm water is desired in thebasin the valveis turned until the index-plate indicates that itis in the correct position to supply it throu'gh'pipe F. In passing into the basin the incline of the opening directs it toward ,the bottom. If the plug is in opening G the basin will fill until the water reaches the level of' the opening H, when it will overflow through H and through the pipe which connects it with pipe and the basin will iill no farther. By removing the plug from G, the water will pass out through G into the pipe w and away to the sewer. To shut the Water off the valve is turned till the indexplate shows that the valve is shut. Should the valve or pipe-joints leak, the cup d conveys it through pipe c to pipe x.

Having now fully described my ,invention and the manner in which l have embodied it, what I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1'. A stationary wash-stand composed ot' a supporting-slab, a basin provided with outlet and overiiow openings, and an inlet-opening in the wall ofthe basin, and a Valve constructed as described to allow the flow of hot or of cold Water, or of hot and cold water mixed, said valve being supported by the slab and below the same, and provided with a stem or key projecting through the slab but flush with the upper surface thereof, all arranged as set forth, so as to leave the top of the stand free from obstructions of any kind.

2. A stationary wash-basin constructed as described, with outlet and overflow openings, and with an inlet-openingin its wall, inclined as shown, to prevent the water from spnrting across the basin7 all arranged as shown, so as' Arately or mixed through either or both discharge-openings.

PETER NICHOLAS BURKE. Witnesses:

JAMES M. Hicks, ARTEMAS B. SMITH. 

